Parenting Time When Your Ex Has A Restraining Order

Question: I have a restraining order against me that says I am to have no contact with my ex-wife, so how does this affect my parenting time with my children? There is a parenting plan in place with specific times for me to see my children, but our visitation exchange …

Is Support Based On A 40-Hour Work Week?

Question: My question is about how much alimony and child support I am going to have to pay and if those calculations are based on my current overloaded work schedule. I work two jobs and nearly 80 hours a week to support my family because my wife refuses to work. …

Do You Have To Pay Child Support During The Separation Before Divorce?

By Daniel Exner Cordell & Cordell Milwaukee Divorce Lawyer There is a gray area when it comes to paying child support after a couple has separated but before any paperwork is filed or court orders issued. Many divorcing dads wonder if they should be paying child support during this separation …

How To Find Out If Your Ex-Wife Hid Assets

Question: While preparing for an upcoming child support modification hearing, it came to my attention that my ex-wife has a significant amount of money held in stocks that my previous divorce attorney was somehow unable to locate. I speculate that my ex-wife hid these assets somehow during our divorce. Can …

What To Expect When Testifying As A Witness In Divorce Court

By Sara Pitcher Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer At a divorce hearing, a witness may be called by either party. The judge will swear in the witness. After the party who called the witness asks their questions of the witness on direct examination, the opposing party will be given the …

Appealing Divorce Decree If Ex-Wife Hid Information

Question: Can I appeal parts of our divorce decree if it is later revealed my ex-wife was hiding information during our divorce? She gave birth to a child that was not mine in 2005 only a few months after our divorce. She hid the fact that she was pregnant during …

Asset Protection: Estate Planning Devices

Wills and trusts are two different types of estate planning devices that allow you to look into the future and determine how you can protect your children and your assets if something were to happen to you. Financial adviser Dan Danford, CFP®, CRSP®, MBA, said many people use the terms …

How Divorce Court Hearings Are Conducted

By Sara Pitcher Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer Many men are nervous as the enter a divorce courtroom, often the first courtroom of any kind they have been in. This article will attempt to settle those nerves by outlining how divorce hearings are conducted from the pound of the gavel …

What Is Appropriate Clothing To Wear To Your Divorce Trial?

By Sara Pitcher Cordell & Cordell Divorce Lawyer When you are informed of a hearing date in your divorce case, it is likely that many thoughts go through your mind. What will the hearing be like? What should I wear? Who will be there? While there is no way to …

How To Properly Serve Child Support Termination Papers?

Question: How can I properly serve my child’s mother to have my child support terminated? I have filed papers numerous times to have my child support stopped, but the court says I need to notify my ex about this. I do not know where she lives or how to get …